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Caretaker cabinet row sparks youth-led protests across PoGB
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Protests erupted across Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan against the caretaker government's composition, with youth groups, opposition parties and civil society alleging lack of neutrality ahead of elections. Demonstrators criticised politically affiliated appointments, staged sit-ins, and
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PoGB: Prolonged internet, mobile network outages disrupt daily life in Jug
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Residents of Juglot and adjoining areas in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) have raised serious concerns over prolonged mobile network and internet outages, saying the disruption has severely affected daily life, businesses, education, and emergency communication, according to a WTV
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PMD warns of widespread rain and snowfall across Pakistan; travel disrupti
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's weather department has forecast widespread rain, thunderstorms and snowfall across the country from late December to early January, warning of falling temperatures, road closures, landslides and travel disruptions, particularly in northern and mountainous regions.
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Public distrust grows over interim setup in PoGB ahead of 2026 assembly el
Updated : 3 months ago IST
With Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) preparing for its upcoming assembly elections, public anger and political distrust are steadily intensifying over the formation of a new interim setup, which many residents fear is already compromised even before assuming office.
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Pakistan records 25% spike in gender crimes in 2025, majority occur inside
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
This report has been compiled based on data obtained from 81 national newspapers across all four provinces, the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB).
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United Kashmir People's National Party slams Pak's 27th constitutional ame
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's 27th Constitutional Amendment strengthens the military's power, weakens democracy and the judiciary, and centralises authority, UKPNP spokesperson Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan warned. He said it grants lifetime immunity to top leaders, creates a parallel court, reduces provincial rights
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UKPNP denounces move to merge PoJK and PoGB into Pakistan, calls it "illeg
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
UKPNP spokesperson Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan opposed any move to merge Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) or Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) into Pakistan, calling it illegal. He urged unity among Kashmiris against "occupation and injustice" and appealed to the UN to ensure fr
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Pakistan's hidden occupation: PoGB left voiceless under Islamabad's cont
Updated : 5 months ago IST
On the sidelines of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in an exclusive interview with ANI, political activist from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), Sherbaz Khan has accused Pakistan of exploiting the region's disputed status while denying its peopl
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Pak imposes Section 144 in protest-afflicted PoGB
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gilgit Baltistan on Sunday issued a notification of the section 144 imposition in the area, which bans public meetings and rallies.
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Government negligence leaves Pakistani students stranded in PoGB as academ
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistani students enrolled in Chinese universities have been stranded at the Sost border crossing for the past two days, as a traders' sit-in and the suspension of immigration services at the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) gateway have brought cross-border travel to a halt.
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Pak: Traders in PoGB continue sit-in despite conditional tax exemptions
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Traders in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) vowed to continue their sit-in at Sost Dry Port despite a government deal capping tax exemptions at PKR 4 billion. Leader Javed Hussain told Dawn the settlement ignored PoGB's constitutional exemption, warning traders may adopt a "Plan C"
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PoGB traders continue protest against taxes by government, halt cross-bord
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
They are demanding policy reforms and protesting against the collection of sales tax, income tax, and excise duty by the federal government from the people of Gilgit-Baltistan.
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